NEW YORK -- In the midst of a prolonged, collective slump for his offense, Mets manager Terry Collins decided to shuffle the deck and change the batting order for this afternoon's game against the Colorado Rockies. Jordany Valdespin will leadoff, making it the most drastic difference for an offense that has averaged just 2.6 runs per game over its last 16 games (12 of which were losses).

"Obviously we are doing anything we can come up with to get this offense kickstarted," Collins said.

Collin McHugh will start today in his major league debut. He has split the season between the Mets' double and triple A affiliates. He was 2-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 12 starts at Triple-A.

Collins said that McHugh will have a ceiling of 100-110 pitches. Most importantly, this will help the club's evaluation of the 25-year-old righthanded pitcher going into next season.

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Collins said he still envisions that Jenrry Mejia will be called up in September and that they will try to "get him a start or two."

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As the season has hit a frightful turn, Collins has had to be a manager and more for his team. He said that he had a conversation this morning with a player about accountability and will have another this afternoon. He did not name the players.

He has also tried to make them remember the success they had in the first half.